Bhubaneswar: Orissa is likely to get an
additional five battalions of the Central Paramilitary Force
(CPMF) for undertaking anti-Naxalite operation in the state,
officials said Tuesday.
"We have been assured to get five battalions (about
5,000 personnel) of Border Security Force (BSF) for
undertaking anti-Naxalite operation," Orissa's Home Secretary
AP Padhi told a local television channel after attending a
meeting of the Coordination on Left Wing Extremism at New
Delhi.
According to Padhi, the five battalions of CPMF would
be helpful for conducting anti-Naxalite operation in the
state's border with Jharkhand, Chhatishgarh, West Bengal and
Andhra Pradesh.
Besides, Padhi, the state's Director General of Police
(DGP) M M Praharaj also attended the meeting.
"We have put forth the state's problem at the meeting
and demanded additional force and funds to launch an
anti-Naxalite operation," Padhi said, adding that the state
would soon launch a special operation against the red rebels
immediately after getting additional forces.
The state had been demanding at least seven battalion
of CPMF since six months, an official said, adding that Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik had raised the issue at different
forums.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 22:04